Posts Tagged ‘Italy’

Venice Ruled

Published February 28th, 2012

Venice Ruled
Roger Crowley spins tales of three centuries of plunder and plague, conquest and piracy in City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas, chronicling the transformation of a tiny city of lagoon dwellers (Venice) into the richest place on earth. Crowley has also memorably written of Istanbul, Venice’s natural rival and object of envy, in
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Translating Italian Cuisine

Published April 6th, 2011

Translating Italian Cuisine
Longitude Editor, Catherine Torphy, reports from Eataly. While living in Bologna and Rome, I used to bring along a pocket Italian dictionary whenever I ate at a trattoria or restaurant. My Italian was pretty good, but there were always a few unfamiliar words on the menu, and I hated to miss out on a local
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Il Cavaliere

Published March 28th, 2011

Il Cavaliere
Dianne Hales, irrepressible author of La Bella Lingua, was awarded the highest honor the Italian government can bestow on a foreigner: honorary knighthood, with the title of Cavaliere dell’ Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity) in recognition of La Bella Lingua as “an invaluable tool for promoting the
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Sansepolcro, Tuscany

Published March 19th, 2011

Sansepolcro, Tuscany
Kindly Contributed By Frances Mayes Author of Every Day In Tuscany When I’m at home in Tuscany and the mood strikes for a gita, a little trip, I often say, “Let’s go over to Sansepolcro.”  This flat and livable town was, of course, home to Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca and his work still hangs
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